Author Stephen Feinstein describes how this farmer's son rose to become one of the most respected men in his country. After graduating from Harvard, he worked as a lawyer and became involved in politics during the Revolutionary War period. Adams served as the first American ambassador to Great Britain, and was the first vice president of the United States. As our nation's second president Adams considered his greatest achievement to be his ability to keep the United States out of war.
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